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About Hiriyal Village

Hiriyal is a small village in Yellapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 226, made up of 124 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 823 females per 1000 males. The village covers 603.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581359, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiriyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiriyal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Yellapur
Pincode 581359
Area (hectares) 603.21 hectares
Population 226
Male Population 124
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 823
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiriyal compares

By the 2011 count Hiriyal is the 67th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 603.21 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Hiriyal

Hiriyal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hiriyal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hiriyal from other places

Hiriyal lies about 34 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ambewadi, about 35 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Hiriyal
Tehsil headquarters Yellapur 9.4 km
Nearest town Yellāpur 9.4 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 34 km
Nearest railway station Ambewadi 35 km

Villages closest to Hiriyal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Yellapur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Hiriyal

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiriyal village had a population of 226. That makes it the 67th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Hiriyal village has 124 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiriyal has about 823 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Hiriyal is 581359. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiriyal covers 603.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hiriyal falls under Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hiriyal is Ambewadi, about 35 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hiriyal.

Hiriyal is about 34 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiriyal is in Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Yellapur is about 9.4 km away. Yellāpur is about 9.4 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balagar (under 2 km), Dehalli (2.1 km) and Lingadabailu (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Hiriyal today is likely to be higher.

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